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6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 7. Formalism
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Numbers are just verbal conveniences, which can be analysed away
[Russell]
10. Modality / A. Necessity / 8. Transcendental Necessity
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Even the gods cannot strive against necessity
[Pittacus, by Diog. Laertius]
27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 1. Relativity / a. Special relativity
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Motion is not absolute, but consists in relation
[Leibniz]